What retirement plan is best for you and your small business? Doug Stives joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the steps to take to start a retirement plan, including a short overview of the IRA, the SEP and SIMPLE plans.

Do you have a separate retirement plan? Doug Stives joins Jim Blasingame to offer ideas on how to use the provisions in the tax code to help pay for education, training, travel, and your retirement planning.

Are you taking advantage of all the deductions the tax code allows? Doug Stives joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difference in evading taxes, which is illegal, and avoiding taxes, which is taking advantage of provisions in the tax code.

Getting educated about financial statements. Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame with a tour of her new website, TurnOnMyFinancialLightbulb.com, an online training video resource on learning how to read and manage financial statements.

The best products and service won't overcome poor financial management. Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of regular financial statements and knowing how to understand what they tell you about the viability of your business.

Are you breaking down the operating steps to be profitable? Patricia Sigmon joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips and best practices on how to make every task accountable to your profit goals.

Are you conscious of profitability with every transaction? Patricia Sigmon joins Jim Blasingame to reveal simple ways to think about and track profitability every day, even without the benefit of a financial statement.

Why was the 1099 provision part of ObamaCare at all? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 1099 provision of ObamaCare and whether the president will sign the repeal passed by Congress.

Has your business debt become overwhelming? Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should hire a professional before you let your debt problems take your business down.

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18. Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the pride you have in your small business shouldn't be allowed to turn destructive when you need to ask for help.